María la Baja weather in August

In August, María la Baja sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 209 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is María la Baja's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see María la Baja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in María la Baja reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in María la Baja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
16 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

María la Baja weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°225.711.53.9
Feb35° / 24°256.511.73.0
Mar34° / 24°5813.511.92.7
Apr32° / 25°15024.912.22.3
May31° / 25°24728.812.52.3
Jun31° / 25°20726.512.62.5
Jul32° / 25°17625.912.52.5
Aug31° / 24°20928.612.32.4
Sep31° / 24°22628.312.12.5
Oct30° / 24°24529.311.82.6
Nov30° / 24°17625.511.52.9
Dec32° / 24°7914.711.43.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
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12595
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31595

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

María la Baja gets around 209 mm of rain over 28.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
289
389
489
590
690
791
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991
1091
1191
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1793
1893
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3094
3194

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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301288
311288

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:546:21
212.45:546:20
312.45:546:20
412.45:546:20
512.45:546:19
612.45:556:19
712.45:556:19
812.45:556:18
912.45:556:18
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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205.0Bright
214.9Bright
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284.9Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit María la Baja?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in María la Baja.

What to pack for María la Baja in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, María la Baja sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near María la Baja in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in July at about 30°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in María la Baja in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in María la Baja peaks around June 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 11UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in María la Baja in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in María la Baja is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1745 µg/m³Nov 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr30Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is María la Baja?

María la Baja sits at 10.0°N, 75.3°W, 15 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Pablo, 8.0 km away.

Topography around María la Baja

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of María la Baja.

Within 3 km, the terrain around María la Baja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around María la Baja is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), water (30%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
825 m
80 km
811 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: San Pablo 8.0 km · San Juan Nepomuceno 24 km · San Jacinto 26 km · Mahates 30 km · Arjona 31 km · El Carmen de Bolívar 36 km · San Onofre 37 km · Turbaco 40 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for María la Baja (9.9832°, -75.3016°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).